François Simon (food critic)
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François Simon (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa simɔ̃]; born 1953) is a French author and a food critic,[1] rumored in French press to have been the model for Anton Ego, the food critic in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille[2] (though denied by the film's director, Brad Bird).[3] He spent most of his career writing for French daily Le Figaro, which he left at the beginning of 2014.[4]
He appears in a 2016 episode of the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table, discussing the cuisine of Adeline Grattard, chef at the restaurant Yam'Tcha in Paris.[5]
References
- ^ Lander, Nicholas France's most feared restaurant critic Financial Times. 8 July 2015
- ^ Booth, Michael (13 July 2009). "Osaka - the world's greatest food city". The Guardian.
- ^ Sciolino, Elaine (13 January 2009). "In Paris, a Critic Criticized". The New York Times.
- ^ Fraissard, Guillaume (25 October 2013). "François Simon : hors champ". Le Monde (in French).
- ^ Brown, Robert (29 December 2016). "Boobtubefood: "Chef's Table: France"". Diningology.
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